With persistence, talent and hard work you start producing satisfactory and sometimes even great images. The drill is well-known. You go out, shoot some images, edit and then share them with your friends on social forums or other mediums of your choice, then repeat! Most of us limit our photographic life to single images which [...]
Over the course of the last few years I have met many amazing photographers on my Visual Poet Experience Workshops. Interestingly, some of them realized very little of their hidden talent for seeing and crafting great imagery. As I have studied this phenomenon, I stayed in touch with some students, following their struggles and their [...]
I’m just back from a road trip to the rural Alberta and the Canadian Rockies. On these trips I try to shoot classic landscape images but also indulge my take on travel photography, which is often influenced by my street photography. I had the Fujifilm GFX100, shooting mostly from the hand (sorry tripod lovers). Over [...]
When going through my imagery I realized that I am seriously behind in sharing my work with you. It is especially true for photographs from our recent trip to Australia where I led the Visual Poet Workshop. When I travel to teach it is usually very satisfying but a difficult ordeal. There is not much [...]
Last week we returned from New York. What an experience! I had the chance to try some amazing cameras but most importantly wander around this metropolis and craft some visuals. During the few days we spent in the Big Apple, I encountered different weather conditions, revealing the many moods of the city. We had sunny [...]
In my last blog post I asked you about the direction of this blog and whether or not you enjoy it in the current format. Your response was overwhelming and deeply humbling. Most of you said that you like the format and you don’t want me to change much which, I have to admit, I [...]
Over the course of the last few years I have been present on multiple platforms, internet forums and projects. I enjoyed all of them. I met many talented people, I tried new ideas and faced many challenges. Having said that, this blog has always been my home—my refuge, if you will. This is where I [...]
Yesterday I came across a fascinating interview with Gregory Crewdson (thank you Zhai Y.) in which he explains the process of creating his images. In one part he says: “…but I think that’s where the mystery of the picture comes from – that tension, from the impossibility of that happening while trying as much as [...]
The fusion of light, shadow, line and perspective drives my seeing and photography. Most of my images include a human element but it is usually subtle and subservient to the overall image. I do, however, enjoy street portraiture a lot. If I decide to shoot people as my main subject, I want to get close. [...]
In the last few weeks my keyboard has become my best friend. These periods of intense writing are something I enjoy because I am well aware that the gods of inspiration could flip on me anytime. Sometimes I wonder why the written word appeals to me so much. Why do I need to write down [...]
